Events and Community
Online | The Goldilocks Strategy: Getting Our Relationship with Bears and Lions Just Right
Bio4Climate’s GBH conversation series returns!
Join South African novelist and photographer Tony Eprile from his home in Vermont in conversation with CLAWS Botswana director, Dr. Andrew Stein, and biologist/tracker, Meghan Walla-Murphy, as they share their adventures and insights from working with animals such as lions and black bears.
As a keystone species, we humans need to safeguard other powerful animals while protecting the safety and livelihoods of local communities. Learn firsthand from researchers working with dangerous predators and communities that live alongside them, how they are using a combination of new technology and indigenous wisdom to coexist.
Thursday, November 13, 2025
7:00pm – 8:30pm ET
Online via Zoom
Free with registration
In their own words: A Miniforest on Campus
Last week we celebrated the planting of the Belmont High School Miniforest, a community effort that brought together students, educators, and an entire town to reimagine what a schoolyard can be. This week we’re excited to share a short film created by Belmont students, capturing the care, curiosity, and enthusiasm that brought this young ecosystem to life and that will steward for years to come.
Dispatch from the Field
Former Bio4Climate intern Adrianna Drindak recently led an off-trail backpacking trip in Kings Canyon National Park through her college’s outing club. Over the course of eight days, the group traversed rocky passes, explored vibrant meadows, enjoyed the incredible mountain views, and spent many hours alongside blue alpine lakes. Below, Adrianna shares a special moment from her travels. Photos and words by Adrianna Drindak.
It was our last night in the alpine zone. We reached our destination, Moose Lake, in the early afternoon, and had the rest of the day to enjoy our last night at elevation. I was chatting with a friend, and many of the people on my trip were sitting by the lake, taking naps and reading books. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a sleek figure meander along the shore. The shape of the creature came into focus, and before I knew it a Black Bear was wandering only twenty feet from those resting. I shouted, managing to get the attention of those down by the water, and we all stared in awe as the bear walked by, barely looking our way as it scrambled along the shore. We watched as it continued along the water’s edge before disappearing on the far side of the lake. The bear was at peace, so unattuned to human presence and entirely unfazed by the group of people sitting nearby.
